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- STATES PATENT @Erica 'llljenonc-E HAYES,- oF NEW "YORK, N xv.v

' srEcinrATIoN forninigpm 'of Lettersatent 604,883, dated may 31,1398. f-appiaaiaaiea nayi, 1897. seawater/nen'(matten*""f' v'zen ofthe UnitedStates, and resident ofthe-f.

city, 'county, and -Statejof Newl York, have f 5 invented anew 'anduseful lImprovement in Wheels' fori.Bicyclesand othei-Vehieles5 of" -I:My imp''rovement relates to .a construction'v of thefwheel-eenteryand'itfon'sists. insus-'t lio'jpenving}theaxle'fhnblwithin a hollowencircling spokenave ('tofwhichalonefthejspokes ment-fthfe obj eetl being teWholly ithini the wheel "F1 -anduffi are-elevationssho-W- theball-bearings, facejaofsprings, and end of" -3Qgonefhalffjin sectionvillustrating vposition of i"hubtwth-niwisidei tion 'ofthe Wheel-center,-sholwing end of axle-v :auf extra set of sprngsmay be set at eaehend -jof-liub adjacent t'o'the main set,jsho'wing also attachment of springsvto spokenave and slid- "f'ing-'device for 'regulating amounto resili-*14 ency.. ing.V fzrisajale elevation orA Que-spring Fig'iSfi's a faceelevation j," "oliI a portion of :one lend' cheekloiithev spoke# withsecuring-ring..

' naive, illustrating a :formation of"'its edge adaptedforsecuringQspokes thereto Fig-. 9 is a face' elevation ofi-a plate Vtovset upon the 1 axle-hub outside lof' and against theV springsto'servelinjconjnnction with devices in Fig..

ndicates the axle-hub,

springs-offcertaing'deiinite hapeiandattachcuref. resiliency 4dAtherfeby"-dfis-f-l '.-pensegwnh' 'the Quemar-.ie iresheretofom in'use; -antheiinventionxcnsists,of theldev'ices E Qrrncbngdiadaccompanythe axle-'hub'm.cross-section justabackof hubgspringswiththeir'securing-ring, and end -7 fysxois"pokenaive,A 'thedotted-linesshowing h ow lthe rigidspokes ofithewheel. ,.12 1, Q'.indicates.themetals'pringsformiig the sole connection between'aXl'e-hiih and spoke-vnave and attached to both, by' means ofi which may be of any Vforni in6cross-section,.an d any and 'strength orstinessiequisite j 'Eachspringis so formed that outwardly two semicircles appear, as at C," theweb of ,one piece `betviveen them' bending reversely,

'eaclijhalf (5f-'the spring constitutes approxi- .asin Fig. l, wherethey, terminate against inner correspondingend of the next spring.

:InF-ig'. LLtlie full'linfes show the end of'ea'ch spring abuttingeachother, and the dotted eachside' against theend oi' thelspring nextadjacent. In 'ligsJ springsare shownasf fitting into a block or ringD,.`thread'ed or sleevedupon the end of sembledanywh'ere 'to the rin-g Dand then placedup'onthe hub; --.',l`his aords also afacility for theirsale,so prepared ready for applicavin the circle.l When--placedinthesecuringring D, no screws `or rivets arejrequired to cient, and whensecured tothe spoke-nave they must are secured to the spoke-nave by'ascrew, as

'matelyone-quarterofal1-ellipse. .Nearingthe axle-.hub the vtwo' endsapproach each other,

remain in position. 'l-hesprings.

'resiliency in-the'wheel Ais secured. Prefer-. ably thesprings'areformed'of ilat metal, but

65 number may beused, 'aceordig te sizeof hub:

as at Q', the web continuing'on'wardIy at each sideftolward theaXle-h-ub,formingarcs, so that eachother, or, asin Figs.,2 and 3, wherethey take arevers'e bend'and-terminate against the i Se" [lines showhowthey' may-be curved to abut springsfattachdibysecuring-ringtojthe anle-A"Eig-,fs a faceeleyav. 6 and7 the ends'of the` Athe axle-hub, Thisisthepreferable arrang'ement, as` it enables' che set o fspriugs to be'astion -to the wheel' at any time, as when repairs are needed'. A Anout-side nut threadednpon Y the axllh ub eiectually secures'tlie'm, 'asatD', Fig. 5,. Although each springenters the ysamen 5 securing-ring andis secured thereby upon the axle-hub, yet each isl an individual springanddoes not cross or .touchthe next adjacent ones IOO hold them, theirown .spring-powerbeing suf.

at E. Luge spoke-nave, as at E', or it may be caps fitting over andconnected with the screw, as in. Figs.

7 'and l0, causes each` spring to keep to the.

screw E always. .v

The spoke-nave is formed with two cheeks B, with between them a drum,plain, corrugated, or ribbed, as at B', and the axle-hub is providedwith aflauge at each side Within the ball-bearingenlargements, as at G,Fig. 5, outside of which the cheeks B of the spoke-nave play. Betweenthe flanges G, and the ballbearing enlargements each side of the wheel agroove is foi-ined in the uxle-hub, as at H,

or less rigidity with the grooves fitted to the Fig. G, to allow forexcess of action iu the spoke-nave. The springs set against the out-Aside faces of the cheeks B or? the spoke-nave, the surface of which mustbe Hush and inooth, and as it is advisaele to keep the diameter of thespoke-nave as small as possible the springs are allowed toprojectbeyond, as illustrated in the several figures. Therefore tofacilitate the fastening of the spokes I of the wheel to the cheeks ofthe spokenave .l preferably form its outer edge after the manner shownin Fig. S, Where the projecting sen1icircular points J' are pressed outof plane to enable the'spok attached thereto to fit outside thereoftoward the springs without projecting beyond the plane of the cheek B'.As only the head of the spokes comes through where secured to thealternating scrnicircular points J, by countersinlringthem in the metalthe surface will remain siinooth.

In Fig G at l are shown devices which, lit-- ting over two adjacentsprings and each adjusted by a screw, serve as means for regulating theamount of resiliency to suit the Weight carried. As the :slides i. aremoved outward or inward bythe screws they produce greater and so alecttheir action, thus enabling the wheel to carry heavier or lighter Weightat will with the required amount of resiliency for each.

In Fig. 9 is shown a plate M, having carnshaped grooves N therein,which, threaded or sleeved upon the axlc-l1ub outside the springssliding clamps K, when turned will effectuate the movement of all thesliding clamps simultaneously, and when the nut D is screwed on tightagainst the outside face will hold the plate M rigid. One of theseplates at each end of the hubA renders the adjustment of resiliency easyand complete.

projecting from the cheek of the What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is;

l. A wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, having a central axle-hubsuspended within the hollow of an encircling spoke-nave by series ofbinary arc suspensory springs of flat metal, arranged around theaxle-hub, standing outwardly tb erefrom parallel to the plane of thewheel and transversely tothe h ub, the ends of each spring secured tothe axle-hub by ringplates placed thereupon, Aand each sprin g formedwith a deep depression between its two arcs, the web passingthrough aclampingvdevice upon a cross-rod forming part of the spoke-nave,securing the spring to th'e spoke-nave, essentially as set forth.

2. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, haring an axle-hubsuspended within an encircling spoke-nave by binary are suspensorysprings, the regulating device K, arranged and adapted for operationupon the springs, essentially as setforth.

3. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, the combinationconsisting of first; the axlehub A,-eonstructed with groove Il, andflanges G second,the spoke-nave B,constructed with t-Wo cheek-ringsarranged parallel to the plane of the wheel, encircling the axle-hub andconnected together; and third; two sets of binary arc suspensory springssecured to the axlehub by rings,and to the spoke-nave byhangerblocks,essentially as set forth.

4. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, a ball-bearing axleghubhaving interiorly back of the ball-bearings near each end of the hub, anencircling groove adapted for reception of resiliently-sustainedcheek-rings of a special spoke-nave, essentially as set forth.

5. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, an axlehub havingaspindle midway between expanded ball -bearing ends, the two additionalguard-anges herein described, for 'the purpose lset forth.

6. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, the spoke-nave B,constructed with cheeks as rings placed parallel to the plane of thewheel, with as a part thereof, a midway drum B, and

having semicircular peripheral projections' for securing spokes thereto,essentially as set forth.

GEO. HAYES. Witnesses:

HARRY I. BLACK, FRANK HALLE.

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